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US 11,375,700 B2Granted
On-line fishing bait holder
OwnerRonald Boyetteinventor
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Abstract
A bait holder to be attached to a fishing line and hold bait attractor. The bait holder is constructed from first and second sections. The sections attach together to form an enclosed interior space to hold the bait attractor. Connector sections on each of the sections provide for attaching the sections individually to the fishing lines. The connector sections align together in the closed configuration to form a receptacle to secure the fishing line.
Claims17
A bait holder configured to be attached to fishing line, the bait holder comprising:
- first and second sections each comprising:
- a cup-shaped body with a closed end and an open end;
- a connector section comprising a hook that extends outward from an outer side of the body with a slot formed between the hook and the outer side and with the slot comprising an opening at an end of the hook with the opening sized to receive the fishing line;
- the first and second sections configured to connect together with the open ends aligned together and forming an enclosed interior space within the bodies, and with the connector sections aligned together to form an enclosed receptacle to receive the fishing line;
- and the first and second sections are identical in shape and size;
- wherein each of the connector sections comprise a post that extends outward from the outer side of the body in proximity to the hook, the post being spaced away from the end of the hook by a gap that is sized to receive the fishing line.
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A bait holder configured to be attached to fishing line, the bait holder comprising:
- a body comprising side walls and end walls that extend around and form an enclosed interior space, the body comprising a longitudinal axis that extends through the interior space and the end walls;
- first and second connectors that extend outward from the side walls and are each configured to connect to the fishing line, each of the first and second connectors comprising:
- a first hook with a first opening that extends into a first slot;
- a second hook with a second opening that extends into a second slot;
- the first and second hooks aligned in opposing directions with the first opening and the second opening facing in different directions and with the first and second slots aligned to form a receptacle to contain the fishing line;
- the body comprising first and second sections, each of the first and second sections comprising one-half of the body and one-half of the first and second connectors;
- and the first section is common in shape and size to the second section;
- wherein each of the first and second connectors further comprise a first post positioned at the first hook and a second position positioned at the second hook, each of the first and second posts are spaced away from the respective first and second hooks by a gap.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.